Only four junior police officers will face criminal charges in the passing away of Baby Pendo and 39 others in the 2017 opposition protests in Kisumu.

This is despite 12 police officers, including senior police commanders, having been implicated in the matter.

While making the decision on Monday, May 5, the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) cited a lack of evidence as the reason why charges were dropped on the other eight.

Amnesty International Kenya, which was in court for the hearing, revealed that the planned plea-taking is still ongoing for the four junior police officers.